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Published on 27/09/2026 – 9:25 GMT+2 Two mass shootings in South Africa have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. The SA Police Service reported that 17 people were fatally shot in an attack at a bar to the west of Johannesburg on Saturday night. “It is alleged that patrons were drinking inside and outside the tavern when the suspects arrived and opened fire on those outside,” the force said in a statement. “The suspects then entered the tavern and continued shooting at patrons inside. The suspects were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols. They allegedly…

Published on 27/09/2026 – 12:22 GMT+2 Living above a discount supermarket on the otherwise exclusive North Sea island beloved of high earners: how this new Lidl is set to completely transform the world-famous luxury holiday destination of Sylt, with its dunes and thatched-roof houses. On Sylt, the traditional shopping experience is being completely reimagined. On a 16,000-square-metre site, Lidl is combining a state-of-the-art store on the ground floor with 15 new flats directly above. The homes, between 44 and 78 square metres in size, are explicitly designed for permanent residence. For the island this is a genuine breakthrough, intended above…

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Gloucestershire Police confirmed that the Army’s specialist explosive ordnance disposal team are currently examining a number of vehicles. RAF Fairford has been used to deploy U.S. bombers since Washington, alongside Israel, began operations against Iran on Feb. 28 — prompting protests outside the base. In July, Iran’s Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned the U.K. that any British military base used by the US to launch attacks against Tehran would become a “legitimate target.” This article is being updated.

Azerbaijan put billions of dollars of prospective investment at the heart of its economic pitch as the second Azerbaijan International Investment Forum (AIIF) entered its final day in the capital, Baku, this week. Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov confirmed to Euronews that almost $11 billion (€9.7 billion) worth of business was agreed over the course of the two-day event. “The confirmed amount that we can say today is $10.8 billion. Of 26 contracts that have been executed in various fields ranging from AI to energy, from manufacturing to production,” Jabbarov said, adding that the new opportunities could come from…

Published on 27/09/2026 – 8:22 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 Russia’s foreign minister has rejected calls from his German counterpart to pull back on “dangerous” escalatory steps as he accused Berlin of being Ukraine’s “main sponsor.” Sergey Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, shortly before Lavrov delivered an address to world leaders. During their talks, the German minister urged Moscow to abandon its “dangerous path of escalation” towards Europe while also suggesting Berlin was open to improving its relationship with Russia – provided the Kremlin showed it…

Revive the group chat, dust the cobwebs off the travel spreadsheet and get the posse to turn “let’s plan the trip” into “all flight tickets and stays are booked!”… Sometimes, this is easier said than done. In Opodo’s “Solo Travel Trends 2026: The Year of Travelling Alone with Purpose” report released in August, as many as 30% of the 9,000 travellers surveyed said they opted to go the journey alone because their friends or family weren’t available. But when the group chat does finally deliver, travelling with friends can have its perks. Dividing costs among friends for accommodation, rental cars,…

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond in this Euronews news bulletin. In just a few minutes, our newsroom brings you the latest news and breaking news across world affairs, business, politics, culture, entertainment and travel, with the context you need to make sense of a fast-moving day. Reported with the independence and the European perspective that define Euronews, this regular round-up gives you a clear and reliable overview of the stories shaping our world right now, wherever you are watching from.

Food prices have risen sharply across Europe over the past five years, but minimum wages have risen even faster in most of the 26 countries examined by Euronews Business. Malta is one exception. A worker on the minimum wage there can buy about 6% less food with their gross pay than they could five years ago, despite a rise in wages. Minimum-wage workers in Spain and France have also lost ground. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose by 34% across the EU between August 2021 and August 2026, according to Eurostat. Hungary recorded the highest rise in the bloc, at…

There will be people on both sides, definitely some supporters of the Palestinian cause, wanting the government to go further and talk about genocide or divestment, which isn’t something they’ve done. On the other side, possibly more muted, there are voices within Labour who have their doubts about the whole thing, and think that there will be a negative impact on Jewish communities in the U.K. A lot of people are quite hopeful, even if they won’t say this out loud, that it helps bring the Labour Party back together on this issue, or at least starts to bring the…